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Brazil Finds Chinese Ally in Its Feud with Elon Musk

President Lula hopes to revive interest in the Alcântara Launch Center, which has had little activity since this photo of a launch tower was taken in 2018.

Photographer: Evaristo SA/AFP/Getty Images
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Hi, it’s Bruce Einhorn in Princeton, New Jersey. On Saturday, the wife of Brazil’s President dropped an F-bomb in her criticism of Elon Musk. This turned up the volume in her country’s fights with the billionaire while her husband was trying to join China in building a rival to SpaceX’s Starlink network. But first ...

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